Parietal eminence
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Skull of a new-born child from the side. (Parietal eminence shown in red.)
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Front view of the skull. (Parietal eminence pointed by arrows.)
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| Latin | tuber parietale, eminentia parietalis |
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| Anatomical terms of bone
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The external surface of the parietal bone is convex, smooth, and marked near the center by an eminence, the parietal eminence (parietal tuber), which indicates the point where ossification commenced.
Additional images
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Human skull. Parietal eminence shown in red.
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Left and right parietal bones. Parietal eminence shown in red.
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Bald headed Michael Jordan. Position of the parietal eminence indicated by the circle.
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Child skull seen from top (Left) and seen from side (Right). Parietal eminence labeled as "Tuber parietale."
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
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